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Continue reading →: Church, Community, and Cooperative MinistryI appreciate Ron Johnson over at Small Church Connections, and often find that his encouragement and resources for small churches in Canada speak to churches and other Christian organizations of any size and anywhere. Today I’m pleased to share an edited version of an article that first appeared on his…
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Continue reading →: Ministry After Pastoral MinistryOver the last few months, I’ve been making the change from full-time pastoral ministry to “the full-time writer gig” as Steve Kimes put it when he interviewed me recently for a MennoNerds podcast. The conviction to complete my pastoral ministry has led to my new role as Resident Author with…
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Continue reading →: God’s Surprising Call to Ordained MinistryA few weeks ago, I received an email about a new book to be published next year on women in church leadership. As one of the first women ordained in the Mennonite Church, would I be willing to answer a few questions? I had three thoughts almost simultaneously: (1) wow,…
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Continue reading →: New Editor of Purpose MagazineInstead of a regular article this week, I’m excited to share the following press release from MennoMedia. This is a new part-time role for me alongside my other writing, blogging, and role as Resident Author with Valley CrossWay Church. I’ll be back in two weeks with an article on women…
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Continue reading →: Moral Leadership and Leadership IntegrityIf you had to choose just fourteen leaders to feature in a book on moral leadership, who would you choose? Billy Graham? Rosa Parks? The Dalai Lama? Dorothy Day? Jean Vanier? All of these and many more leaders have so much to teach us. Choosing just fourteen would be a…
When You Work for the Church
Hello,
I’m April Yamasaki
Welcome to When You Work for the Church. I’ve been a church volunteer and a full-time pastor. I’ve led small groups and served on denominational committees. When I resigned from pastoral ministry to focus on my writing, I knew that I wanted to be—needed to be—grounded in a local congregation. I love the church!
But I also know that churches and church organizations have not always lived up to their calling, have brought harm instead of healing. So I started this website to share resources for doing ministry better, and pray that together we might serve more faithfully and effectively.
For a healthy rhythm of work and rest, I’d love to send you my ebook.
When You Work for the Church 